Global – SEGIR Privatization II: Support for Economic Growth and Institutional Reform

increasing the capacity of public and private sector institutions

The SEGIR Privatization II Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) seeks to understand the barriers to economic growth that are experienced by firms in developing countries in the areas of competition, market access, regulatory reform and institutions. SEGIR Privatization II is a follow-on to the previous IQC and primarily addresses issues of a broader range of privatization services to enhance competition, market access, regulatory reform and the private provision of public services. This IQC is designed to accumulate the intellectual and technical resources necessary to better understand and overcome constraints to economic growth as experienced by firms in developing countries.

As part of a ten-member team led by Bearing Point, ACDI/VOCA supports increased market access and reducing government intervention through industry association development and creating market linkages through our value chain approach to enterprise development. This role is particularly suited to ACDI/VOCA as we have successfully utilized this strategic approach in many of our programs, including recent projects in Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kenya and India. Our methodology focuses on the entire value chain, or industry, to minimize inefficiencies along the chain and to increase the productivity and profitability of production, processing, and marketing systems and the critical support services for producers. By creating an interlocking and mutually reinforcing network of strengthened processing and production businesses and supporting business service organizations, ACDI/VOCA has successfully increased the capacity of public and private sector institutions.